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Google smart contacts come into focus with Alcon

CNET Update blinks for Bluetooth: Now playing: Watch this: Google smart contacts come into focus with Alcon 2:56 In this tech-news roundup: We could be one year away from a world of computerized contacts. Novartis, the owner of Alcon, will be working with Google to produce smart contact lenses that can help diabetics. The goal is to create contacts with …

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Japanese messaging app Line heads for $10B IPO

Line Line Corp., the developer of popular Japanese messaging app Line that competes with WhatsApp and BBM globally, is planning to go public, according to reports Tuesday. The company has already applied for an initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at a 1 trillion yen, about $10 billion, valuation, an unnamed source told CNBC. Line may also considering …

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